一名在阿尔伯塔省军事基地致命大火中遇难的男子的母亲表示，她的儿子是一束明亮的光，渴望为国家服役。
The mother of one of the men killed in a deadly fire at an Alberta military base says her son was a bright light who wanted to serve his country. Pte.
来自加拿大轻步兵第3营帕特里夏公主营的列兵艾丹·古尔丁（Pte. Aidan Goulding）在周六因草原大火席卷加拿大军队韦恩赖特基地（Canadian Forces Base Wainwright）而遇难，此次火灾导致四名士兵死亡，数十人重伤。
Aidan Goulding, from 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, died Saturday after a grass fire swept through Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, killing four soldiers and leaving dozens more grievously injured.
古尔丁的母亲索尼娅·蒙克（Sonia Monk）告诉加拿大广播公司（CBC News），她在得知基地发生火灾时，清楚地知道儿子当时的位置。
Goulding's mother, Sonia Monk, told CBC News she knew exactly where her son was when she heard that a fire had broken out at the base.
“艾丹总是告诉我们他要去哪里，总是告诉我们他爱我们，”她周日说道。
“Aidan always told us where he was going, always told us that he loved us,” she said Sunday.
蒙克表示，她是在周六晚上才得知儿子去世的消息。军官们在当地时间晚上11点左右来到她位于不列颠哥伦比亚省的住所。她说，当门铃响起时，她和丈夫瞬间意识到发生了可怕的事情。
Monk said she learned that her son had died late Saturday night. Officers came to her door in British Columbia around 11 p.m. At the sound of the bell, she said she and her husband knew instantly that something horrible had happened.
蒙克说，她整个下午和晚上都在拼命试图联系儿子，但始终没有得到回应。“我一直抱着希望，”她说。“但他们还是来了门口。”“我生命中的光”蒙克形容她的儿子是一名杰出的运动员，天生的领袖，以及一个充满激情、总能实现目标的年轻人。她说，古尔丁今年2月才刚加入军队，年仅23岁。
Monk said she had been trying desperately to reach her son all throughout the afternoon and evening but got no response. “And I just kept hoping,” she said. “But they showed up at the door.”'The light of my life' Monk described her son as an exceptional athlete, a natural leader and a passionate young man who always accomplished his goals. She said Goulding, 23, had only joined the military in February of this year.
她透露，他之前曾担任汽车修理工，热爱这份工作，因为他对汽车充满热情，并补充说他只是最近才意识到自己有另一种人生召唤。
He previously worked as a mechanic and loved the work because he was passionate about cars, she said, adding he only recently realized he had a different calling.
古尔丁告诉家人，他想为国家服役。他应征入伍，完成了基础训练，并很快在军队中感到宾至如归，蒙克说道。他的目标是先在军队特种部队工作，随后转入加拿大安全情报局（Canadian Security Intelligence Service）。
Goulding told his family that he wanted to serve his country. He enlisted, completed his basic training and quickly felt at home in the military, Monk said. His goal was to work for the military's special operations and then move on to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
“他总是那个让大家士气高涨的人，”她说。“他真的就是我生命中的光。”
“He was always the guy who kept everybody's spirits up,” she said. “He really was the light of my life.
“他真的、真的很爱他的新家庭。”周日在埃德蒙顿举行的新闻发布会上，官员证实有许多参加训练演习的人被严重烧伤。
“And he really, really loved his new family.”At a news conference in Edmonton on Sunday, officials confirmed there were many people who had been taking part in the training exercise that were badly burned.
阿尔伯塔省省长丹妮尔·史密斯表示，39名伤者仍在医院接受治疗，其中至少19人情况危急。史密斯说，人员伤亡令人心碎。
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said 39 of the patients remained in hospital and at least 19 among them were in critical condition. The loss of life and injuries are heartbreaking, Smith said.
“对于失去亲人的家庭，整个省份和全国数百万加拿大人与你们一同哀悼。”她说。
“To the families who lost loved ones, an entire province and millions of Canadians nationwide grieve with you,” she said.
“对于我们受伤的人员、我们的军人群体，以及韦恩赖特的人们，阿尔伯塔与你们肩并肩站在一起，不仅是在事发后今天的当下，而是在康复之路上的每一步。
“To our injured and to our military community, and to the people of Wainwright, Alberta stands shoulder to shoulder with you, and not just today in the immediate aftermath, but every step of the way along the road to recovery.
“在接下来的日子里，我们的心与受这场悲剧影响的每一个人同在。”火灾的起因以及有关火焰引发了一系列爆炸的报道，仍在调查之中。
“In the days ahead, our thoughts remain with everyone affected by this tragedy.”The cause of the fire and reports that the flames set off a series of blasts, remain under investigation.
四名死者均驻扎在阿尔伯塔省，但来自加拿大西部各地的社区。他们的姓名于周日首次公布。
All four of the dead were based in Alberta but hailed from communities across Western Canada. Their names were revealed for the first time Sunday.
摩根·黄中士来自埃德蒙顿忠诚团，服役于帕特里夏公主加拿大轻步兵团（PPCLI）第三营，来自埃德蒙顿。
Sgt. Morgan Wong, from the Loyal Edmonton Regiment serving with 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI), hailed from Edmonton.
肖恩·法瑞尔列兵来自PPCLI第三营，来自萨斯喀彻温省阿尔伯特王子城。海登·莱克马克列兵来自PPCLI第三营，来自不列颠哥伦比亚省兰利。古尔丁原籍北温哥华。
Pte. Shaun Farrell, from 3rd Battalion PPCLI, was from Prince Albert, Sask. Pte. Hayden Lykkemark, from 3rd Battalion PPCLI, was from Langley, B.C. Goulding was originally from North Vancouver.
周日，第四十九营埃德蒙顿忠诚团协会在社交媒体上发帖称，其成员对黄及所有其他丧生者深感悲痛。
In a post on social media Sunday, 49th Battalion, Loyal Edmonton Regiment Association said its members were deeply saddened by the loss of Wong and all others who lost their lives.
“我们代表埃德蒙顿忠诚团协会，向他们的家人、朋友和战友致以诚挚的哀悼。我们的思念和祈祷也与伤者、他们的亲人以及受这场悲剧影响的每一个人同在。“我们将铭记他们。”
“On behalf of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment Association, we extend our heartfelt condolences to their families, friends, and fellow soldiers. Our thoughts and prayers are also with the injured, their loved ones, and everyone affected by this tragedy. “We will remember them.”
萨斯喀彻温省省长斯科特·莫埃周日发表声明，向遇难者及其家属表示哀悼，特别是萨斯喀彻温省士兵法雷尔。他还感谢继续为受影响人员提供支持的急救人员、医疗团队和应急人员。
In a statement Sunday, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe offered his condolences to the victims and their families, particularly Farrell, a Saskatchewan soldier. He also thanked first responders, medical teams and emergency crews who continue to support those affected.
“这是加拿大武装部队、韦恩赖特社区以及加拿大各地家庭的心碎损失，”莫埃写道。
“This is a heartbreaking loss for the Canadian Armed Forces, the Wainwright community, and families across Canada," Moe wrote.
“肖恩是一位充满希望的年轻人，他选择为国家服务。他的离世将深深地被他的家人、朋友、战友以及所有认识他的人所感受。
"Shaun was a young man full of promise who chose to serve his country. His loss will be felt deeply by his family, friends, fellow service members, and all who knew him.
“当我们缅怀肖恩和其他失去生命的军人时，我们也将受伤者及其亲人挂在心上。”
“As we remember Shaun and the other service members who lost their lives, we also keep those injured and their loved ones in our thoughts.”
加拿大第1师首任师长韦德·拉特兰少将向记者表示，周六下午引发的火灾在狂风多变的大风中迅速蔓延至草原地貌，让在加拿大武装部队韦恩赖特基地野外的部队措手不及。
Maj.-Gen. Wade Rutland, inaugural commander of the revitalized 1st Canadian Division, told reporters that the fire that sparked Saturday afternoon moved rapidly across the prairie landscape amid fierce and shifting winds, catching troops at CFB Wainwright by surprise on the field.
拉特兰表示，这场草火最初距离正在进行训练演习的加拿大武装部队成员大约一公里。“火势就在他们头顶”负责管理训练演习的靶场控制官员已知晓火情数小时，但判断火势足够可控，允许训练演习继续进行，拉特兰说。
Rutland said the grass fire was initially burning about a kilometre away from Canadian Armed Forces members during training exercises. 'A fire right on top of them' Range control officials managing the training exercise were aware of the fire for hours but ruled that it was sufficiently under control that training exercises were allowed to continue, Rutland said.
但风向突然剧烈转变，他表示，火势被推向军人。几秒钟内，火焰就降临到士兵身上。
But the winds suddenly and violently shifted, he said, pushing the fire in towards service members. Within seconds, the flames descended upon the soldiers.
“我和地面上的指挥官通了话，”拉特兰解释道。“他说，在30秒到一分钟内，他们先是看不到火，然后火就出现在他们头顶。”拉特兰表示，随后发生的事情仍在调查中。他解释说，这次训练演习涉及实弹。在一个靶场，士兵们正在投掷手榴弹，而在另一个靶场，士兵们正在进行军方称为“分队进攻”的行动。
"I spoke to my commander on the ground," Rutland explained. "He said, within 30 seconds to a minute, they saw no fire, and then there was a fire right on top of them." What happened next remains under investigation, Rutland said. He explained that the training exercise taking place involved live munitions. On one range, soldiers were throwing hand grenades, while on another range soldiers were conducting what the military calls a section attack.
鲁特兰表示，此次训练中使用的多种弹药和武器可能加剧了火势的蔓延。“当时有大量弹药在韦恩赖特训练区内使用，”他说道。
Rutland said the strength of the fire seen on the landscape could have been made worse by a number of munitions and weapons involved in the training exercises. “There was a multitude of ordinances moving through the Wainwright training area,” he said.
“包括榴弹发射器、手榴弹、轻武器及各类弹药——坦率地说，可能是其中任何一种因素导致了火灾，也可能与这些无关。”鲁特兰称，当局将彻查此次悲剧的来龙去脉：究竟是什么引发了火势扩散？大火是如何在无人察觉的情况下蔓延开来的？基地方面是否对这场草火灾情作出了恰当应对？
“Grenade launchers, grenades, small arms, ammunition — quite frankly, it could have been any of that or none of it.”Rutland said there will be a thorough investigation of the circumstances surrounding the tragedy, what caused the flames to spread, how the fire moved unseen across the landscape and if the base responded appropriately to the threat posed by the grass fire.
韦恩赖特军事基地的大火正是在多项训练活动期间燃起。目前，受伤人员正在埃德蒙顿、卡尔加里及红鹿市的医院接受治疗。由于伤势严重，省卫生部门指出，许多伤者需要经历漫长而艰难的康复过程。
CFB Wainwright fire started during multiple training exercises The wounded are being cared for at hospitals in Edmonton, Calgary and Red Deer. Due to the severity of their injuries, provincial health officials have said many of those injured face a long and difficult recovery.
周日，国防部长戴维·麦吉尼蒂与史密斯、鲁特兰一同出席了新闻发布会。他透露，此次事故中的士兵及预备役人员来自加拿大全国各地。“这场悲剧波及了全国各省的众多社区，”他说道。
National Defence Minister David McGuinty spoke at the same news conference with Smith and Rutland Sunday. He said the soldiers and reservists involved in the tragedy at CFB Wainwright are from across the country. "This loss reaches communities in every province," he said.
加拿大总理马克·卡尼称，这场致命火灾是和平时期加拿大武装部队在境内遭遇的最严重悲剧之一。
Prime Minister Mark Carney has called the deadly fire one of the worst tragedies for the Canadian Armed Forces on Canadian soil in peacetime.